Plan Ahead with Lightning Lane Entry at Walt Disney World Starting July 24

[Dave006]

Is this possible-my husband and I both book LLMP. We both pick Jungle Cruise. He goes on, and I don't. Can he then, take my phone, and go on again?

Yes but you might not actually want to share phones if you want to use it for photos or messaging. In this situation you might want to stop by Guest services and request a RF Park Card and get one for each of you. Use the card for your park entry. Then your card and phone will be interchangeable.

Then you can swap as needed or use the cards to save phone batteries.

ETA: add missing not actually...text

Dave

 

[cruising spud]

Yes but you might not actually want to share phones if you want to use it for photos or messaging. In this situation you might want to stop by Guest services and request a RF Park Card and get one for each of you. Use the card for your park entry. Then your card and phone will be interchangeable.

Then you can swap as needed or use the cards to save phone batteries.

ETA: add missing not actually...text

Dave

Thank you,
Kathy

 

[maxiesmom]

I was told you could pay for your LIghtening Lane with a Disney gift card. Is this true? I didn't see a place to add one to my account. Or do I have to do that as I book them?

 

[babydoll65]

I was told you could pay for your LIghtening Lane with a Disney gift card. Is this true? I didn't see a place to add one to my account. Or do I have to do that as I book them?

Yes you can use Disney gift cards but unfortunately it can't be held in your account. I usually put all of my gift card numbers on the notepad in my phone. Copy and paste will end up being your friend on that day

 

[123SA]

I have not seen that report do you recall where you saw a post where a guest was able to modify selections to have an overlap before entering their first park of the day?

Dave

Some of my prebooks are overlapping. Is that a question? Whether it's possible?

10:10 Safari

10:30 FOP

10:55 Navi

1:05 Kali

 

[Dave006]

Some of my prebooks are overlapping. Is that a question? Whether it's possible?

No we know it's possible when you make your initial selections and modify before purchase. The full discussion was about making updates before entering the park on 'day of" reservation.

We already have an update from @DLRExpert that they were able to make updates to make the overlaps shorter on day of but their experience was after 7 AM on day of.

When and what method did you use for these overlaps you posted?

Dave

 

[DLRExpert]

Some of my prebooks are overlapping. Is that a question? Whether it's possible?

10:10 Safari

10:30 FOP

10:55 Navi

1:05 Kali

MPLL can SPLLs can overlap at the advanced booking stage. MPLLs only cannot.
However, it looks like MPLLs can overlap at 7am (maybe earlier) on the visiting date if you want to modify what was booked in advance.

 

[TCRAIG]

The other mistake was I booked TRON for all 4 of us instead of just 2 of us. Not sure what to do about that. It would be nice if husband and I could just hand over our bands to the boys to ride again but I think that's a no-no, so I guess I'll ride it.

Are you sure it’s against the rules to hand your MB to your kids to use a LL…while I haven’t done it under the new LL system - I did it all the time prior - with the CMs watching.

 

[DLRExpert]

It is there but now displayed on your Modify Screen when you are searching. You Set up your favorites on your My Day tab. You can have entries from multiple parks.

Dave

Would like it on the Tip Board.

 

[Dave006]

Are you sure it’s against the rules to hand your MB to your kids to use a LL…while I haven’t done it under the new LL system - I did it all the time prior - with the CMs watching.

Yes the rule is very clear but we don't expect an attraction CM to enforce it.

Here is the Disney official wording:

Important Details About Lightning Lane Passes: Lightning Lane passes are nonrefundable and nontransferable.

History:

Even back in the original paper FP days the kiosks only wanted a magnetic strip to read. So some enterprising locals took a stack of Disney expired resort room keys and scanned at the kiosks and then sold hard to get FPs to Guest for $1.00. Then Disney had to update the system to actually check that the media was used to enter the Park. There have been schemes with the original MBs also so now you get the picture as to why we have to have rules.... Enforcement varies but they are always in the background.

ETA: added some history as to why the official wording...

Dave

 

[DLRExpert]

The other mistake was I booked TRON for all 4 of us instead of just 2 of us. Not sure what to do about that. It would be nice if husband and I could just hand over our bands to the boys to ride again but I think that's a no-no, so I guess I'll ride it.

The MPLL and SPLL are not tied to a specific guest. So it is possible to share LLs so that guests can experience the attraction more than once.

You can also request a refund at the park (blue umbrella CMs) for any SPLLs not used.

 

[CarolynFH]

Are you sure it’s against the rules to hand your MB to your kids to use a LL…while I haven’t done it under the new LL system - I did it all the time prior - with the CMs watching.

We’ve never had issues doing that either. What is forbidden is using a MB that belongs to someone who has not entered the park.

Edited to acknowledge @Dave006’s post above that it is officially against the rules.

 

[123SA]

MPLL can SPLLs can overlap at the advanced booking stage. MPLLs only cannot.
However, it looks like MPLLs can overlap at 7am on the visiting date if you want to modify what was booked in advance.

Well...those are overlapping -- the Safari is 10:10 and Navi is 10:55

No we know it's possible when you make your initial selections and modify before purchase. The full discussion was about making updates before entering the park on 'day of" reservation.

We already have an update from @DLRExpert that they were able to make updates to make the overlaps shorter on day of but their experience was after 7 AM on day of.

When and what method did you use for these overlaps you posted?

Dave

For this day already posted, sorry I do not remember.

For this day:

9:40 GOG

10:10 Land

1:45 Remy

2:30 MS

I did the first 3 in one transaction. I didn't like my original MS time and couldn't figure out how to change it to a different ride. So I closed out the transaction and went back to it and added in the overlapping MS. I'm 100% positive that is what I did.


For this day:

8:00 Navi

9:05 FOP

9:45 EE

4:00 Safari

I finished the transaction entirely. Then went back in and moved it all around (I had safari at 9, FOP at 10 and EE at 10:40 when I closed the transaction initially) This was the last day of a 9 day trip. I'm 100% positive that is what I did.

For this day - I modified the times before purchasing. I'm maybe 80% sure this it what I did. It was a bit chaotic with the credit card situation.

4:05 TSM

4:55 TOT

5:40 RNRC

10:15am GOG

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

Well...those are overlapping -- the Safari is 10:10 and Navi is 10:55



For this day already posted, sorry I do not remember.

For this day:

9:40 GOG

10:10 Land

1:45 Remy

2:30 MS

I did the first 3 in one transaction. I didn't like my original MS time and couldn't figure out how to change it to a different ride. So I closed out the transaction and went back to it and added in the overlapping MS.


For this day:

8:00 Navi

9:05 FOP

9:45 EE

4:00 Safari

I finished the transaction entirely. Then went back in and moved it all around (I had safari at 9, FOP at 10 and EE at 10:40 when I closed the transaction initially) This was the last day of a 9 day trip.

For this day - I modified the times before purchasing.

4:05 TSM

4:55 TOT

5:40 RNRC

I spent a lot of time monkeying with our pre-book LLMPs 8-11 days in advance. I could occasionally get a 45m wait between return times, frequently 50, but never shorter than 45 between LLMPs. It sounds like on day of you can get as close as 20m (maybe closer?) to another LLMP return.

 

[CarolynFH]

I’ve been reading along the whole thread but I’m completely overwhelmed.

What’s the best strategy for a family of 4 with one little kid who won’t ride the LLSP rides? Do I pay for her anyway or can I buy just for the 3 of us and do rider swap with her? Does she have to have a LLSP to enter the line with us even if she won’t/can’t ride?

If the child is too short to ride, she won’t be allowed in the queue. You should buy LLSP for the three who will ride and arrange a rider swap.

If the child is tall enough to ride but simply doesn’t want to, you’ll need to buy a LLSP for her to enter the line with you. All rides have a “chicken exit” to allow guests to stand in line but bypass the ride, but each ride is different as to how it works, so you’ll need to talk to the CM at each ride.

 

[DLRExpert]

Well...those are overlapping -- the Safari is 10:10 and Navi is 10:55

You can probably overlap near the end of the first return time.
However, if Safari was 1010 and Navi was 1020 it is not allowed during the prebook window.
Which is probably why you can see closer overlap times in the app, but when you try to book it is no longer there.

 

[123SA]

You can probably overlap near the end of the first return time.
However, if Safari was 1010 and Navi was 1020 it is not allowed during the prebook window.

I don't mean to be argumentative; I'm hoping to clear things up. This isn't a probably situation. These are booked - Safari is 10:10 and Navi is 10:55. I did book these things this morning for 8/15. You can overlap prebooked LLMP. I don't know how close together you can get them, I wasn't testing that and I don't remember what my other options were.

I agree that it seems doubtful that you can prebook LLMP 10 minutes apart.

 

[HyperspaceMountainPilot]

I don't mean to be argumentative; I'm hoping to clear things up. This isn't a probably situation. These are booked - Safari is 10:10 and Navi is 10:55. I did book these things this morning for 8/15. You can overlap prebooked LLMP. I don't know how close together you can get them, I wasn't testing that and I don't remember what my other options were.

I agree that it seems doubtful that you can prebook LLMP 10 minutes apart.

Nobody disputes that you can have 10-15m of overlap between LLMPs in advance, that has been widely reported. But having to wait 45m between LL is not very efficient for people who are either park warriors or only have a limited amount of time they can be in the park each day. Unfortunately, with 3 advance bookings, by 9AM, it will get harder to move LLs to 10-15m intervals, especially earlier in the day…so several of us here are trying to figure out exactly when you can overlap LLs by 20m or less.

 

[Dave006]

Unfortunately, with 3 advance bookings, by 9AM, it will get harder to move LLs to 10-15m intervals, especially earlier in the day…so several of us here are trying to figure out exactly when you can overlap LLs by 20m or less.

We are also trying to determine timing of additional LL time slots that may have been added for "day of" use. We are trying to find any system limits on time vs attraction LL availability to maximize the overlap scheduling possible for our itinerary planning.

Dave

 

[DaniMoon]

First day using MPLL. Epcot. Saturday, 8/3

BG 4 for Guardians
9:50 LL Remy (booked Soarin)
10:30 LL Figment (booked Spaceship Earth
11:00 LL Soarin (booked Smugglers)
11:30 LL Land (booked M&M’s RR)
12:10 LL Spaceship Earth (Toy Story Mania)

4 hr break at resort

5:30 LL Toy Story Mania (booked Star Tours)
6:10 LL M&M Railway (RnR was available but I didn’t complete the transaction and when I tried again it never popped back up)
6:50 LL Star Tours
7:20 LL Smugglers
7:45 standby for Rise. Posted 50 mins, was 25.

Was surprised and how overlapped some of the additional LLs were available. My Figment LL was 10:30-11:30 and my picked up Soarin was 10:40-11:40

For us it worked perfectly. This is how we usually do the parks. So 3 prebooks at each park was awesome.